Twilight Sparkle is given the task of be ringing back a long lost friend of the Princesses. But when that friend has a hard time remembering his past, how will she handle it?
Twilight Sparkle is given the task of be ringing back a long lost friend of the Princesses. But when that friend has a hard time remembering his past, how will she handle it?
(This story includes a character of my own making. It may be similar to some others out there but I assure you that I came up with it on my own. )
"Princess, what's that statue?" The young unicorn filly asked, pointing to statue of the strange creature.
"That my faithful student, is called a humanoid. More specifically, he called himself a fallen angel." Princess Celestia replied.
"Fallen Angel? What's that?" Twilight Asked. She had heard of almost every species in equestria, except this one. And the weirdest part was, it had these... Things... -I think the Princess called them hands- she thought to herself. Celestia giggled abit seeing the young unicorn's confusion.
"He was once and old friend of mine and Luna's. He gave his life to protect us." Celestia explained, a bit of sadness in her voice. She then led the young Twilight to her quarters.
"Princess?"
"Yes little one?"
"What's his name?" Twilight inquired.
Celestia froze when she heard this question. She couldn't remember his name. But how was this possible? She never once faltered at this question! Yet somehow, she had forgotten the most importing thing that continued his legacy. -his name-
Twilight was in Canterlot Castle's library studying a spell on resurrection. She had lived in ponyville for about two years now. She loved it there. She loved her friends, especially Spike, who was like a son to her. However, she had this feeling like she was supposed to be here. Like she was meant to find a certain spell. Yet, she had no idea what for.
"Come on... There has to be something in this tome about resurrection." The purple unicorn wanted to curse at it, but she didn't feel like it was the place to do so. She sighed and put the tome in her saddlebag. She then walked out to the gardens. When she was a filly the gardens always seemed to clear her head when she was stressed. She then came across a familiar yet confusing statue.
~The strange creature who served Equestria till the end~
"Does thou still have a sense of confusion when seeing him young Twilight?" A regal voice asked. A little startled, Twilight turned around to see Princess Luna standing behind her.
"Princess? What are you doing here?" Twilight stammered
"Why, looking at the statues, same as you. Dost my eyes play tricks and thou motives different?"
"N-no! Of course not Princess. I was just looking at this one in particular. I was wondering if there was some way I could bring him to life so I could talk to him." Luna then gave Twilight a shocked look. "What is it Princess?"
"Quickly, come with me." Luna teleported Twilight with her magic to her royal quarters. "Tell me, have you been looking through the castle library to find a resurrection spell?"
"Y-yes I have been.. And why aren't you talking in your normal way Princess?" She was surprised at the sudden interest, but also perplexed at how Luna could talk like normal ponies.
"Those books hold no useful information on the matter. Come with me. I shall give you the journal of a necromancer's. It shall allow you to learn a proper resurrection spell." Luna pulled one of the books of her bookshelf and it moved to reveal a pedestal with a lone, tattered, book laying on it.
"Necromancer? Why do you have this journal Princess? And why are you so eager on letting me have it?" Twilight asked, her sense of uncomfort clear in her voice. She stared at the journal, curious as to what the contents were. Luna levitated the journal and set it into Twilight's saddlebags.
"I have seen potential in you Twilight Sparkle. You have the greatest untapped power of magic that has ever existed. If anyone can help our fallen friend return, it is you."
Twilight stood there in shock. She couldn't surmise the words to respond to what Luna had just said. "I-I'll get right on it Princess." She bowed and quickly retreated back to her quarters. "How am I going to do this?"
"Careful!! That statue is very delicate!" Twilight complained as the mover pony carelessly placed the statue of the fallen angle in the library's lobby. The mover pony shrugged and put his hoof out. "Ugh, fine". Twilight put several bits in his hoof.
"It's twice this much miss"
"What?!"
"Half is for the moving, half is for your complaining." Twilight put a mental hoof to her face. She then placed more bits in the pony's hoof and watched him trot off.
"I really have to tell the princess about that... ". She said as she put up the library's 'sorry, we're closed' sign. She then pulled out the tome that Luna gave her and flipped through the pages once again.
After Princess Luna had told her what she needed to do, she had returned to ponyville in order to not cause confusion in Canterlot. But she still didn't feel completely comfortable with this.
-If the princess wants me to do it, I have to. I guess. But a little more background information would've been helpful- the mare thought to herself. She stopped flipping at a particular page she had studied on the train back home.
"This one should work. It says it may cause a shockwave." She sighed. "I'm actually glad Spike is with Rarity for once." She laughed to her self at this comment.
A few minutes later and she moved everything but the statue from the center of the lobby. She levitated the tome and began to read the incantation.
"In the light of day, and the dark of night, the one who has fallen, return them to life!"
She waited a few moments. Nothing happened. -did I do something wrong?- suddenly she was pushed back by a wave of air and stone dust.
"Ugh... My head..." A voice said. It sounded like a stall- male's voice. She did it? She did it! She tried jumping for joy but pain quickly stopped her. She groaned as she sat up slowly. She could see the figure starting to move. It had wings the same size as the Princesses! Except, with black feathers. It started looking over itself and talking.
"Okay, legs, arms, nose, eyes, course I have eyes. Head, wings, oh I love my wings. It's kinda dusty though. Let clear this out." There was another sudden gust of wind as all the dust was blown out of the library, causing some bystanders to look with worry, but go back to their daily routine.
"U-um, hello? Who's there?" Twilight asked hesitantly. The figure turned to face her. Celestia's description of him was spot on, well, except for the scruffy hair that looked a lot like bed head.
"Are you the one who brought me back?" She jumped a little as the person had come up to her, staring into her eyes. He was wearing what looked to be a blue set of armour, like the one's of the Lunar Guard. He also had a shirt and what looked to be pants.
He had the most beautiful set of purple eyes, almost the shade of her coat. She blushed a little and looked away to try and hide it.
"Y-yes. My name is Twilight Sparkle. And if I may ask, what's your name?" She asked cautiously. The figure tilted his head. He opened his mouth to speak but made no noise.
"I-I don't remember..." He looked at the ground. He must've been in there for longer than she thought. He yawned. "I don't mean to be rude Miss Sparkle, but can we continue this tomorrow?"
She smiles a bit. "Sure. I imagine you need your rest. The bedroom is upstairs." She said. She escorted him to her bedroom. She may not have a guest room, but she still had her own. She gestured to the bed. It was made for two anyway, so why not share it. He walked to the bed and tested it.
"Thank you for your hospitality." He said and smiled at her. "I'll be try not to be too much of a trouble." He walked over and hugged her. She blushed deeply and he quickly let go. "S-sorry, I guess I should probably ask first." He laughed awkwardly and rubbed his neck. A small blush on his cheeks.
"It's fine". She said clearing her through. "Let's just get to bed. It's late and you need your rest." She was able to force down her blush and walk over to the bed. She laid down and looked over. She blushed again as she saw him taking off his shirt. He was rather skinny for someone of the royal guard. She could see some of his ribs.
"Oh, sorry. Is it okay if I sleep like this? I always get really hot so I don't sleep with a shirt on". She simply nodded hoping he didn't notice her blush. He laid down in bed with his chest facing her.
A few minutes later she was drifting into sleep, she felt movement and opened her eyes to see that he had scooted closer and put one of his wings around her. It was soft, and warm, it was like a really fluffy blanket. It was obvious he was asleep. Suddenly she heard his voice
"R-Ryoku... Matoi..." So that was his name. She smiled. Ryoku Matoi, what a cute name. She turned so her back was facing him and drifted into the dream world.
He woke up, well, sort of. He felt like his body was asleep yet his eyes were open. All around him he could see what seemed to be stars. He heard a voice in the distance.
"Oh good, she was able to reawaken you". The voice echoed. It sounded familiar. Very familiar.
"Luna." He whispered to himself. He saw a shape become a figure, and a figure become a pony. An alicorn pony. "Princess Luna". He said louder this time.
"You remember me, I'm glad." Luna said, appearing with a cloak around her. "However, it has come to my attention that you do not remember yourself." He froze as he started to remember things about Luna. She could go into peopl-pony's dreams. She could reach into their memories if they ever were unable to so themselves.
"Y-yeah. Twilight Sparkle asked me about that but... I can't remember. Must have something to do with the spell that literally 'stoned me'." Luna chuckled a bit. At least he still had his sense of humour.
"And how is the young Unicorn? Doing well I presume?" Luna questioned. He nodded.
"Well, as far as I know, I have one of my wings wrapped around Sparky and she seems to be sleeping well." Luna snickered. "What? What's so funny Luna?
"It seems as though you already have developed feelings for her." She started laughing louder until she was rolling on the floor. "Oh this is priceless! I simply MUST tell Tia about this!"
"H-hey!" He started to blush a little. "I-it's not funny! I don't have feelings for spark- I mean Twilight!" He crossed his arms and glared at Luna. A minute or two later she began to compose herself.
"Nevertheless, in order to further your 'relationship' with her. You need to remember a few things. Such as your name and your history." She said in a serious tone. His glare faded and Luna's overpowered him.
Her horn glowed and she moved to his head. "I'm not going to lie, this may sting a little." She placed her horn on his forehead causing him to cringe in pain.
"R-Ryoku... Matoi..." He started to remember. At least, the basics. After that he blacked out from the pain.
Chapter 4: A new wardrobe and a terrible secret keeper
He groaned as the rays of sun hit his eyes. "Ugh... Morning already?" He said stretching. Feeling the unicorn still sleeping next to him, partially cuddling one of his wings, he woke her up gently. "Good morning Sparky. Rise and shine." She groaned in a similar manner and slowly opened her eyes.
"Good morning Ryoku Matoi. I'm guessing you saw Princess Luna?"
"H-how did you know that?"
"The fact that you said your name in your sleep. Wait... Did you just call me sparky?" She stared at him. Ryoku blushed a little. Crap, Luna was right. He did have feelings for her.
"Y-yeah... I think it's... Easier for me to call you that?" He shrugged a bit. She shook her head and got out of bed. Ryoku sighed and did the same.
"You know, we could have Rarity make you some new clothes. Since the ones you are wearing are probably over 1000 years old." She said, levitating his armour off the ground. All he did was nod as he put his shirt back on. "Okay. We'll get you something to eat and then we can go to Rarity's house."
~At Rarity's house.~
"Well Twilight, I must say it will be a challenge, but I will do my best. I may not know him, but if he is a friend to you he is a friend to me. Let me just get his measurements and I'll get right on it!" She said with a smile. She placed her glasses back on and pulled out a tape measure and began her work. Twilight sighed from relief.
"What now Sparky?" Ryoku questioned.
"Now we wait. But if you want you can go check her progress to see if you like it." She smiled. "And I told you, call me Twilight." She said sternly.
"Got it..." He said a little embarrassed. He slowly got up and went to where Rarity disappeared. He opened the door to find a large mess of fashion items scattering the floor. "Um... R-Rarity? You here?"
"Oh darling! I was just going to call for you. I just need to take your measurements real quick. Now, strip down."
"W-what?!" Ryoku stammered. How does she say that so seriously?!
"You can keep your undergarments on. Don't worry." She said, noticing his uneasiness. He reluctantly stripped down until he wan only in his undergarments. He shivered as a cold tape measure started moving around his body. In contrast, a sort of warm magic moved his arms and legs when they needed to.
"My my, these wings, they're even softer than those of pegasai, yet even more durable. How did this happen?"
"Just kinda born with it I guess" Ryuko replied, rubbing the back of his neck.
"So darling, I heard you call my dear friend 'sparky'. Am I correct?" Rarity questioned. Was his crush really that noticeable?
"Y-yeah. B-but it doesn't mean anything! It's just ea-" he was quickly silenced by magic.
"Sweetie, don't worry, I wasn't going to say anything like that. But since you seem to be denying it, it does make me curious." She kept him silent for a moment. She put a hoof to her chin and pondered for a moment. "Do you have feelings for Twilight?" He blushed. -Dammit! How could everyone figure out my feelings for Twilight?!-
He slouched over and gave in. "Y-yeah... I do have feelings for her. She's just, so nice and caring, even though we just met." He sighed and looked at Rarity. "What do I do? When should I tell her?"
"Just tell her when you think it's the right time. Oh, and your new clothing is finished." She said, holding up a wiking tank top and tight fitting shorts. The shorts looked like they went to about his knee. The shorts were a shade of midnight blue and the tank top was a simple black.
Wow, these look amazing. Thank you so much Rarity." He slipped on his new outfit. "They fit perfectly... Hey, how do you know how to make clothes for me?" Rarity was a pony after all, so how did know how to make humanoid clothes?
"I took a look at your old clothes and figured out how to make them. It is a part of my special talent after all." She said, showering her cutie mark of three diamonds. Ryuko laughed a little.
"I guess so. Thanks again Rarity. I'll see you soon." He said starting back down the stairs.
"See you soon darling! And I hope you and Twilight turn out well". She said causing him to blush. When he reached the bottom of the stairs Twilight turned in his direction.
"W-wow. She finished that quickly." She said.
"Yeah, so this is Ryuko Matoi? The one your brought back from stone?" A young dragon said.
"Spike, be a bit more respectful. He has been encased in stone for a few millennium after all."
"But twilight, look at him, he's not even remotely close to a pony." The second Spike said that Ryuko froze. Memories started coming back of time where people server gated agains him, assaulted him, and almost killed him because he was different.
"Yeah, but neither are you. And I think Ryuko is nice pony- er, I mean guy". Twilight responded. At least she didn't care. But all of those thoughts rushing back, it hit him hard like a ton of bricks.
He wasn't sure how the ponies in this town would react to him, but he knew that some of them would react just like the ones in his memories.
"Ready to go to the market Ryuko? I have a few errands to run and I think it would be a good experience for you to join me." Twilight said smiling. Spike however, had noticed the uneasiness in Ryuko's eyes.
"This is going to be a long day..." He muttered under his breath.
The trio of Ryuko, Spike, and Twilight walked out of carousel boutique saying goodbye to Rarity. Twilight pulled out her checklist for the market. Ryuko's eye widened. The list was around 7 feet long.
"Alright you two, ready to help me get some supplies?" Twilight asked. Spike replied with the usual nod but Ryuko just stood there for a moment before responding.
"Y-yeah. Sure." He said looking at the ground. This made her worry a little. But she didn't think much of it.
"Okay, first, we need to go to Sugar Cube Corner to get some bread. Let's go!" She said putting the list away in her saddlebag with spike a Ryuko following behind. As she walked she started noticing glares from everyone. -what's up with everypony today? Why are they all staring at us?- She had been so focuses in the crowd that she hadn't noticed the stallion in front of her.
"Oof!" She rubbed her forehead and looked up at the stallion she bumped into. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going." He didn't respond to her. He seemed to be glaring behind her. He turned to see Ryuko's hand in his pockets and his eyes towards the ground.
"What's is that thing doing here?" The stallion pointed a hoof at Ryuko.
"What do you mean? Ryuko has a name. And he isn't a thing."
"He's a strange creature that should leave. We don't want freaks like him here in Ponyville." Twilight looked at the stallion in shock. He didn't even know what Ryuko had even through. How could he say something like that?
"Well, I see that things haven't changed at all for the last few millennium. I'll let you and Spike go run your errands. I'll head back to the library."
"But Ryuko, it'll be okay." Twilight pleaded. "Come with me and Spike."
"It's fine Spark- I mean Twilight. I can see I'm not really wanted here." Ryuko said. "I'll see you later". He started off towards the library. A few paces later he extended his wings and flew off at great speeds.
Twilight looked in the direction Ryuko took off and back at the stallion. "Why would you say that to him?! He have his life to save the Princesses over 1000 years ago! He doesn't deserve this!" She yelled at him, causing a few heads to turn in their direction.
"He's still a freak, no matter what he did." The stallion said trotting off. Twilight's jaw dropped. -I thought the ponies in this town were accepting. Not segregating.-
"Don't worry Twilight. He still has us. We should just give him some space." Spike suggested.
"Okay, if you think it's a good idea Spike." Twilight sighed. "Well, we better get our errands done."
Spike nodded. Throughout the day ponies she kept hearing conversations about the new freak in Ponyville. It made her think about something Ryuko said. -what did he mean that nothing had changed? Did every pony treat him badly back then too?-
Suddenly, a loud noise and a large amount of confetti covered her. "PINKIE!" She yelled.
"Oh my gosh Twilight! I'm so so sorry! But you do look kinda funny like that." Twilight sighed as the pink pony jumped up and down, never seeming to tire out.
"It's okay Pinkie." She said cleaning the confetti from her mane. "I was just heading back to the library actually."
"Oh cool! Is that where this new person is? Everyone is calling him a freak but I thinks all he needs is for people to accept him! Every pony tells me that he was with you. So I thought he would be at the library when I saw he wasn't with you." She said hopping up and down. She then stopped and looked up when a rainbow maned Pegasus shouted.
"Pinkie pie! Twilight! We have to look for Dinky! Look at anyplace that is high! I'll explain later but we need to hurry!" Rainbow dash shouted. She seemed distressed which rarely happened. Twilight turned to spike.
"Spike, go get Ryuko and tell him about what we know and what Dinky looks like." Spike nodded and hurried off. Twilights horn glowed as she tried to cast a scrying spell. As powerful as the spell was however, it failed. "Dinky must not want anyone to find her, my scrying spell isn't working." She darted off in a direction and began her search.
Ryuko flew through the sky at an incredible speed. "I can't believe that only one pony has managed to change since I've been gone. I guess I was wrong about Equestria. It's not such a great place." He said to himself. He heard a faint crying and stopped. He looked around to find a unicorn filly underneath a tree crying.
"Why does she hate me? I never did anything to her..." She cried out. -even if I'm a freak, I should at least try to help her.- he thought. He softly touched down by the tree. He went up to the filly and poked her right forehoof.
"Hey, are you okay? What's wrong?" He asked. The filly looked up. It looked like she had been crying for awhile. She suddenly jumped up into Ryuko's arms causing him to fall onto his back. Her tears streaming down her cheeks.
"S-she hates me for no reason... She picked on me... A-am I really a burden?" She cried out again. Ryuko wiped the unicorn's tears and hugged her.
"Shh... It's okay little filly. Now, before we continue, my name is Ryuko, what's yours?"
"D-dinky..." She sniffled
"Hi Dinky. Now, how long had this been going on?" He said sitting up. Putting one of her wings around her she seemed to relax.
"A f-few weeks... I-I was going to head to gahstly gorge..." She said. He tensed up.
"Don't tell me you were..." She nodded. "That bad huh?" She nodded again. "Tell you what, I'll give you one of my feathers, and whenever you feel like this, just think of me and I'll find you as fast as I can." Ryuko said smiling.
"O-okay..." Dinky said hesitantly. Ryuko plucked one of his feathers with a wince. He then put in Dinky's mane. She sniffled and let a weak smile work itself into her face. "T-thank you..." Ryuko smiles again.
"I have to get back to the library now. Remember, just hold the feather and think of me." He said setting dinky down. He waved goodbye and starte walking towards the library. That encounter had given him the hope he once had that he could finally be be accepted.
~Half an our later~
Upon reaching the Golden Oak oak library he saw a distressed spike. "Spike? What's wrong?" He asked.
"I-it's Dinky. We can't find her anywhere!" He said frantically. He looked up and saw a rainbow maned Pegasus along with several others searching from the skies. He heard someone yell.
"She's at ghastly gorge! Oh crap, she jumped!" He then heard screaming. And that's when he took off, leaving a small character and a confused spike.
He was able to fly much faster than the pegasai. Probably because he knew he had to save dinky. However, every pony saw him and began to yell. "Don't let the freak get to her! He'll just hurt her!" He shook his head. Wether or not they were willing to accept him, he had a filly to save.
Before he knew it, he was flying downwards towards a grey blur. He reached out to find a flailing hoof. He grabbed her and pulled her in close and flipped so his back was to the ground. "Dinky are you okay?!" He yelled. She had tears in her eyes. They told him everything. "Diamond Tiara.... Gah!" He hit a rock ledge causing him to begin to tumble.
He began tumbling the more ledges he hit. Dinky was kept safe by his arms and his wings. He hit the ground with his back causing him to cough up blood. He opened his eyes to find that both he and his wings were littered with small rocks and scratches. But the filly in his protection was perfectly okay.
"You okay, Dinky?" He asked again, shakiness in his voice. She nodded slowly. He noticed the feather wasn't in her hair anymore. -damn, no wonder I didn't sense anything, the feather was stolen.- He looked up to see what looked to be three pegasai in jumpsuits flying towards him. Judging by their insignia, it was the wonder bolts.
"Hey, are you two alright?" The orange maned Pegasus asked.
"Y-yeah. I was able to catch Dinky, she's perfectly okay." He presented the blue maned stallion with Dinky, who then proceeded to comfort her.
"And what about you? You don't seem okay to me."
"I'm fi-" he said trying to get up. He began to cough up blood again. He put a hand to his side. "D-dammit... I think I broke a rib..." He said clutching his bruised side. The wonderbolts started to talk together, their backs facing towards him. "Figures... You guys think I'm a freak to..." He muttered. The orange one turned her head.
"My name is Spitfire, this is Soarin and Fleetfoot. We're the wonderbolts. We also want to thank you for what you did today." Spitfire said as if she had rehearsed it.
"And why do you think we consider you a freak?" Soaring asked.
"Everyone else does, so why are you any different?" He said. He kept watch on the filly even though she was out of his care.
"Because of Dinky." His eyes widened as Dinky ran to him and gave a hug. He winced from the pain but let Dinky continue. He noticed some pebbles falling from the cliff side.
"Look out!" He yelled, getting up and pushing the wonderbolts aside. He crossed his arms and spread his wings as a small rockslide came tumbling towards them. Every rock hit him with full force but he stayed standing. They all watched as the so called 'freak' protected them, not caring for his own safety.
After the rockslide ended, Ryuko dropped his arms and slowly turned around. His body and wings were littered with cuts and bruises. There were even pebbles lodged in his wings. He gave a sky smirk, "What do you think of the freak now?" He said. He suddenly starte to stumble, and fell onto the ground.
He could hear faint voices. "Wake up! You need to wake up! Soarin get Dinky back up there! Fleetfoot help me with this guy!"
"S-sparky..." He said. He could feel himself being lifted. The ground got smaller and smaller. "T-thank you..." He said weakly. They reached the top and put him down. Dinky once again ran into his grasp.
"R-Ryuko, I'm so sorry..." She hugged him gently. He smiled a bit and grunted.
"It's fine Dinky. Really." Everyone around him except te wonder bolts began to glare at him. He looked up to find a crying mare.
"A-are you the one who saved my little Dinky?" She said. He nodded in response. "Oh thank you so much!" She said hugging them both. He winces again and let Dinky go. "I-I'm sorry. My name is Derpy, Derpy Hooves."
"The names Ryuko Matoi miss Hooves. And don't worry about it." He smiled weakly. A sudden blow to his chest caused him to collapse onto the ground. He used his hands as a brace a coughed up more blood. "T-the Hell?"
"Stay away from her you freak!" A stallion yelled. "My daughter has what you have Dinky. It's evil magic!" There was a gasp.
"W-wait, what are you walking about?" Ryuko responded only for have a hoof slam his head into it's side into the ground.
"It's not evil! Diamond tiara Stole the feather! It was so he could help me if I ever needed it." Dinky yelled at the stallion. The mention of diamon tiara made his blood boil. The fact that she could make dinky do something like this.
"Hey dad, I see you caught the freakshow." He heard another young filly's voice. "I still don't get what the whole fuss is about that burden over there. She's just a waste of space." And with that, Ryuko lost it.
"What did she ever do to you?" Ryuko questioned. The filly looked puzzled.
"What do you mean? She a burden to everyone. She's also so fun to mess with. She should be honored that me, Diamond Tiara, would choose her." Diamond Tiara said, lots of confidence in her voice.
"Alright then... You're going to wish you had never said that..." Ryuko said under his breath. With his left leg he reached between his captors hooves and flipped him on his back. Ryuko got up swiftly and appeared behind Diamond Tiara. "You know what happens to bullies like you? They get forgotten, abandoned. So don't be surprised if that happens to you." He said.
"W-what?! I'm not a bully!" Diamond stammered. Ryuko began to chuckle.
"Of course you are. Look at what you made Dinky do. Do you really think this is the cause of some simple teasing? I can tell you it's not." He whispered into her ear. Ryuko could feel her beginning to tremble.
"What do you mean? I didn't make her do anything!"
"That's where you're wrong. You called her a burden. You went way too far for this to be simple teasing. Because of what you did to her, she almost killed herself. You must get off on things like this. Seeing others in pain. I bet you feel good about yourself." Ryuko said circling the filly.
"What do you care? She probably deserved it anyway." She snorted. He felt a sudden weight in his left hand but he paid it no mind. However, everyone seemed to back away from him.
"M-mr Ryuko, you don't have to kill her..." It was Dinky's voice. He started to become confused. "Please Mister... Put down your sword..." She said.
"What sword? I don't have a.... Oh... That sword..." He looked in his left hand. He somehow in the midst of his anger managed to summon a sword. One with a red hilt and strange markings on the blade. He immediately dropped said blade in confusion. "The hell?!" He said backing away from the blade. Diamond Tiara took this as her chance to get away. He didn't chase her because he figured she had learned a thing or two.
"Where did you get that blade from!?" Spitfire questioned.
"I-I don't know... It just kinda... Appeared..."
"How could you not know what you did? YOU did it after all!" Soarin stepped froward, taking Spitfires side. Everyone made a circle around him.
"It's not my fault my memory is fuzzy from being trapped in stone for over 1000 years!" He yelled back. He immediately looked away from everyone as they fell silent. "Go ahead and do what you want. Take the sword for all I care. I can see that I'm not wanted here." He said once again heading off in the direction of the library. What he didn't notice, is that Twilight was there to witness the whole thing.
She had arrived at the scene later than others, but just in time to watch Ryuko being helped out of Ghastly Gorge along with Dinky. Everything seemed fine until Diamond Tiara and Fancy Pants entered the mix, accusing Ryuko of evil magic.
But then there was that blade Ryuko summoned. It appeared in his hand. But he didn't even know how it happened. She would have to look into it. But for now, she had to comfort Ryuko. At least, talk about what happened.
"Ryuko? You home?" She said opening the library door. He was nowhere to be seen. She did however, hear a grunting sound coming from upstairs. She headed up. What she saw made her gasp. Ryuko was using some sort of dagger with a yellow hilt, and picking out the pebbles from his wings.
"O-oh... Hey Twilighlt..." He said. He sounded more drained than he did this morning. But something else was off. He always called her Sparky, but this time, he called her twilight.
"Ryuko, what's wrong?" She question. She sat next to Ryuko and took the dagger he held with her magic. "I think that's enough for now. I'll use my magic okay?" She said. Her horn lit up and Ryuko's body was covered in her magic.
"Why can't they see that I'm not a bad guy? I mean, even after I save a kid from dying, they still call me a freak. Why?" He said, placing his head in his hands. His injuries slowly healed and Twilight's magic faded.
"Fancy Pants and his family always believe the worst in people. Don't pay attention to them." She said, putting a hoof on Ryuko's shoulder. "I know you just want to do good. And so do the wonderbolts. Dinky too. They all believe in you." She smiled. He looked up and gave a weak smile back.
"And what about the sword? I have no idea how it appeared in my hand... And the fact that I just told everyone I was encased in stone." He again sounded extremely drained of energy. She hated seeing him like this. Sure it hadn't been long since they had first met but, she felt a connection with him.
"Don't worry. At least you have me. I won't leave you. After all, I'm your Sparky, right?" She said soothingly. He shot up and looked at her. Did she say something wrong? Perhaps, but a blush was creeping it's way to Ryuko's cheeks. Even if he wasn't in the best of shape still, he still looked... Attractive, to say the least.
"M-my Sparky? You mean... do you? Do you have feelings for me too?" He questioned. Wait, he had feelings for her!? Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all. She slowly leaned in, hoping Ryuko wouldn't scoot away. Their lips connected and she felt a heat in her cheeks.
With a bright red blush on both of them, they broke the kiss and stared at each other. For a good minute or two that's all they did, stare. Until spike cleared his throught.
"Ahem! Should I give you two love birds some space? Because Pinkie Pie is downstairs waiting to meet Ryuko, and so are the others." Spike said turning around so his back was facing them.
"N-no. It's alright. Go ahead and send them up Spike." All he did was nod and head down. She glanced at Ryuko, still in a trance from the kiss. She have him a peck on the cheek to snap him out of it. "Ryuko, I want you to meet a few of my friends. You've already met Rarity, but the others still don't know about you. You think you'll be okay?"
"Yeah. I'll be fine Sparky. And um... Does this mean that like, we're dating now?" Ryuko asked. Dating. She had never thought of that. Well, they both had feelings for each other, so why not?
"Yes, I think it does." She said nuzzling him.
"Aww." Both of them froze and turned to see four ponies ogling at their love for each other and a semi embarrassed dragon with a claw on his face and a skeptical looking Rainbow Dash.
"I told you Ryuko, all you had to do was initiate the moment, and she would love you!" Rarity said.
"Now hold on a minute sugar cube, you know this here, Matoi character?" Said the orange pony.
"Why yes Applejack, I made those clothes for him." Rarity responded.
Twilight hid her face a little as Ryuko responded with, "Actually... She's the one who kissed me."
"You kissed? But I thought you've only known each other for a few days." Said fluttershy. The one who didn't look so enthusiastic was Rainbow Dash. She walked up to Ryuko and placed a firm hoof on his chest.
"I don't care if they all like you, cause I don't! You raised a sword to a little filly!" She said angrily, glaring at Ryuko.
"Rainbow! He didn't even know he summoned that blade. He's been trapped in stone for a few millennium, his memory is a little foggy." Twilight replied quickly, using her magic to take Rainbows hoof off of Ryuko. This action seemed to surprise Rainbow a bit. She seemed to start to understand, but Twilight knew that she would still be skeptical of Ryuko.
"You were trapped in stone?! Cool! Tell us all about it!" Pinkie said enthusiastically, as she bounced over to the couple. "How did it happen? What was it like back then? Oh, I almost forgot! What do you want at your party? I'll throw a part-" Pinkie was silenced by a hand.
"Listen, I know that all of you aren't sure about me, but at least give me the chance to explain a few things." He said lowering his hand. Thankfully, Pinkie took this as a sign to be quiet for a bit. "And Rainbow Dash, I promise to treat Sparky with respect and protect her with all my heart."
Rainbow nodded, but then started to chuckle a bit. "You call her... Sparky?" She said containing a laugh. Ryuko sighed and nodded back. "Okay, I guess I can give you some slack." She said trying to compose herself.
"Thanks. Now, about my story, I suppose I'll start where it really matters". Ryuko started. Twilight admired his ability to persevere, but she also noticed that there was a sadness surrounding him. Maybe his history will help her understand. She listened intently as he began to describe as much of Canterlot he could remember from the days of old.
~three months later~ It had been awhile since he had first arrived in Ponyville, and the ponies were starting to warm up to him. Sure there were a few who still didn't like him (such as Diamond Tiara and her dad) and those who weren't from Ponyville. But all in all, he started to like living here. He had made five new friends, and they were great friends to say the least. He had a dragon that he considered somewhat of a son. He even found love, and her name was Twilight Sparkle. Gosh she was beautiful. Her lavender coat, purple mane. It was just so adorable. And the way she almost always had her nose in a book when he would find her in the library, that was dorky and adorable, adorkable. He decided her nickname would be Sparky, both after her name and her cutie mark.
Rainbow dash was still a little skeptical of him, but they had started getting along well the past week or two. Applejack and Rarity both trusted him at first glance, which he appreciated. Fluttershy was so excited to see a different species she almost fainted for over excitement. And Pinkie Pie was always nice to him. Everyone said that it was strange she hadn't thrown a party for him however. He didn't think much of it, but he was a little curious as to why it was she hadn't thrown him a party.
"Ryuko? Are you okay?" A familiar voice asked. Ryuko turned his head to see that Twilight had looked up from her book, only to find it was Ryuko's turn for his mind to wander.
He smiled lightly, "Yeah. I'm good Sparky." Twilight smiled back and scooted closer. She rested her head on Ryuko's chest, giving him the chance to kiss her forehead. She blushed a little at the warm contact of his lips on her forehead. "Still reading that spell book?" Ryuko asked.
"Yeah. I'm still curious about the side affects of your condition. We don't kno-" she was silenced by a pair of lips kissing her own. She blushed a bright red and slowly closed her eyes.
"It's been three months. I think I'm fine Sparky" Ryuko said, pulling away. She was still worried about his resurrection. Even more than he was.
"I guess you're right Ryuko." She said smiling. "Hey, my friends and I were planning on going to a picnic, would you like to join?" She said a little shyly. Ryuko simply answered with one word and another kiss.
"Yes."
"Great, I'll tell rarity." She said, her face full of happiness. Ryuko smiled at this new joy. Just as Twilight was about to head out, Spike came in.
"Twilight! Ryuko! Diamond tiara has been at it again!" He said, out of breath.
"Dinky?"
Spike shook his head, "no, it's Silver Spoon this time". Both looked at spike in shock. Silver Spoon was Tiara's best friend. Why would she do anything to her?
"What happened?" Twilight inquired.
"Diamond Tiara... S-she made Silver Spoon... No one found her until it was too late..." Ryuko's eyes widened as spike finished. He started to grit his teeth. Just then he saw Spike back away. "Y-you have that sword again..." Spike said, still out of breath. Ryuko looked at his hand and sighed. He dropped the blade after taking a look at the inscription. It seemed as though it was linked to his anger.
"Let me talk to Silver Spoon's parents. Maybe I can help calm their nerves." Ryuko responded.
Both spike and twilight looked at each other and then to Ryuko. "You're really taking a liking to this therapy thing, aren't you?" Spike said. Ryuko had almost forgotten that Mayor Mare had chosen him to be the town therapist. It was tough, due to the fact that almost everyone hated him, but he was glad to do it.
"The one who has experienced the most, gives the best advice." Ryuko said, quoting the mayor. "Mayor Mare chose me, and although it's not my favorite job, someone has to do it." He said, opening the door. He turned around and asked, "Where are they now?"
"The morgue. And if they're not there go to their house. Here's the address." Twilight said, levitating a pice of parchment to him.
"Thanks Sparky. I'll see you soon." He said blowing her a kiss. He headed out the door and to the morgue.
~At Silver Spoon's (former) residence~
Ryuko knocked on the door and waited. After a few minutes a distraught stallion answered. "H-hello. You must be Mr Matoi. Please, come in." The stallion said, a large sense of sadness in his voice. Ryuko followed him into what looked to be a large living room, with a fireplace off to the side. On the sofa opposite to the one he sat in was the stallion's wife, who was joined by her husband.
"I assume you're here to tell us that she deserved it, for doing mean things to other kids... So just out with it and leave." The mare said, obviously about to cry.
"Actually, that's not why I'm here. I came so you could talk to me. Remember that Mayor Mare asked me to be a therapist, and she gave me no real guidelines on how I should pursue that. So, let's cut all the showy crap and let's talk about what happened." Ryuko said, an unusual serious tone overtaking his voice. The couple was shocked to hear him say this.
"I'll admit that I wasn't fond of Silver Spoon. But she was driven to the point of suicide, which no one should have to do. Even though she did a lot of things that I don't think were right, she was your daughter. So I'm here to help."
"I-if you say so..." The mare said, once again holding back tears. "Silver spoon had been unusually distant in the past week. We thought it was just a part of growing up, I had gone through a phase like that." She said, looking intently at Ryuko.
"But then she started isolating herself. She kept coming back at late hours and having restless nights. We asked if anything was wrong and she said everything was fine. But when we saw her after class one day she was getting yelled at by Diamond Tiara. We don't know why, we questioned her about it but..." The mare began to sob on her husbands shoulder. Ryuko placed a hand on his chin to think about what she said.
"Do you have the note? The one she left, you know, before she," Ryuko moved his thumb across his throat. She made sure the wife wasn't watching because he knew the father would understand. The stallion levitated a pice of parchment to Ryuko. "Would you mind if I take this with me. I'll need some time to read it over and figure a few things out."
"Y-yes. Of course." The stallion said. Ryuko stood up and said his goodbyes. As he opened the door the stallion asked him, "Ryuko, do you know what it's like to have a child?" Ryuko froze. He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember if he had a child or not. He didn't respond, which the stallion reacted to nicer that he expected. "Touchy subject, huh? Well I guess my mind was wandering. Goodby Ryuko, please stay in touch. I think we may need a few more sessions with you." Ryuko have the stallion a smile as he flew off.
As he reached the door to the library Twilight opened the door. "Did it go well?" Ryuko nodded in response.
"It went better than expected. But they want a few more sessions, which is understandable. But I have to ask the Princesses something. I'll be right back." He said kissing her. Ryuko grabbed a paper and quill then headed to the loft. He began writing.
"Dear Princess Luna and Celestia,
As you can probably guess my mind isn't completely clear. However, a recent event got me thinking about something. You should know a few things about my past. Such as, did I leave anyone behind? And I ask you to answer me this simple question, did I ever have or adopt a child?
